Harvester



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A. BUMGARNER.

HARVESTER.

No. 325,392.v Patented Sept. l, 1885.

llniTnn STATES FATnnT Ottica@ ABRAHAM BUMGARNER, OF GIVEN, OHIO.

HARVESTER.

SPECEFECATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 325,392, datedSeptember l, 1885.

Applicalion filed April E, 1F54. {No model.)

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Beit known that I, ABRAHAM BUMGRNER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Given, in the county of Pike and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Harvester, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention has rela-tion to reaping and mowing machines; and itconsists in the construction and novel arrangement of parts, as will behereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Figure l is a view inperspective of a mowing -inachine embodying myimprovements. Fig. 2 is a plan view. Fig. 3 is a front elevation, andFig. t is a transverse vertical section through a portion of the axle.Fig. 5 is ade tail perspective view taken on the line :c fr of Fig. 2.

Referring by letter' to the accompanying drawings, a. is the axle,supported on the wheels b and b', the latter of which is the drivingwheel, only one driving-wheel being used in this machine. Outside of thesupportingwheel b on the axle c is secured the geanwheel and isconnected to the rod j' by a chain, s'.

c, having a serrated outwardly projecting ri ni-iiange, d, for iinparting motion tothe si ckle. Outside of the gear-wheel @,npon the endofthe axle c, which is made sectional, as shown, is a sleeve, d', onwhich is pivotcd a laterally-oscillating lever, c, provided withfriction-rollers e' ci' at its ends where it comes in contact with theserrated llange ot' the gear-wheel c. One end ol` a bent rod,f, has aneye or bearing, g, on one end, which lits over thc section a. of theaxle outside ot' the sleeve d', and inclines forwardly to a pointopposite the inner shoe of the cutter-bnr, and then extends forwardparallel with the inner shoe, g', of the cutterbar for a short distance,where it is bent horizontally away from said inner shoe, and pro videdwith a ground-wheel, h, and is then inclined ebliquely and rearwardlytoward the opposite end of the axle a, to which it is connected near thedriving-wheel by an eye, h. The inner shoe, g', is connected to theparallel portion of the bent rod j by hinged rods 11 2, arranged to turnon said portion. A douhlecrank rod, 7i', extending downwardly andforwardly from the axle near the wheel b, has its roar bearing in a lug,Z, projecting downwardly from a sleeve, on the axle a, and is providedwith a crank, Z2, which is connected by a link-connection, l, to therear- WardlyprOject-ing arm m of a bent lever, m', which lever isfulcrurned on the sleeve Z', and is adapted to turn loosely thereon. Theupper end ot' this lever is within easy reach of the driver on the seat.The forward bearing of the double-crank rod k is in the upper end of ashort arm, n, rising from the bent rodf, and it is provided at this endwith a longer crankarin, n', to the upper end of which is hinged a rod,a2, the outer end of which is hinged to an eye in the upper end of anarm, as, rising from the inner shoe, g', near its forward end. To theforward end or the oscillating lever e is secured a rod, 0, the forwardend of said rod o being connected by aball-and- Socketjoint with theinner end of the pitnianrod o', that operates the sickle.

A brace-rod, p, is' connected to the bent rod f at the points p p2, andis bent upwardly to an angle at pi in frontof the gearwheel e, and fromthis angle an arm, q, vextends to the rod o, to lift itwhen theground-wheelis lifted. A segment-lever, r, is fnlorunied to the tongues,

The tongue s extends in rear of the axle a, which revolvesin a bearingon the under face ot' the tongue. A bracerod, u, extends forward fromthe axle a, and is connected to the under face of the tongue in frontot' the wheels. The seat e is adjustable on the rear extension of thetongue, so that the driver can shift his weight to balance the machine.ln order to provide for the adjustment of the seat I provide the rearend oi" the longue with a series ot vertical holes, fr. A bolt, rf,passes through .the lower end of the seat-standard r, and enables saidstandard to be secured to the tongue by securing the bolt in either ofthe series of openings.

The tongue-extension also serves as a point for the attachment for thedropper attachment; or tahlcrake of a reaper when the mechanism is usedwith a reaper.

By moving the lever m' forward the sickle may be raised to pass a stumpor tree, and hy pulling the lever yr backward the groundwheel will beraised to pass over obstructions, or to permit the machine to be movedover the roads.

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By providing the vibrating lever e With the extended rod o, a play isgiven to the sickle sufficient to cause each of its knives to passthrough one guard and into the guard next adjacent thereto when t-hesickle moves in either direction.

The operation is very simple. When the machine is drawn forward, thegear-Wheel cis revolved vand the friction-rollers traverse the serratedtrack formed in its rim-Hange, and the levereis oscillated and thesickle operated through the connection With the pitnian-rod.

Thismachine is light in draft, because there is not much friction toovercome.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

l. In aharvester, the combination, with the axle, of the double-crankrod journaled in a bearing on a sleeve on the axle and in abearing on anarin rising from the bent rod f, and connected to an arm on the innershoe of the finger-bar, the hinged iinger-bar, and. the bent lever m',connected by alink to the crank-arm on the rear end of the doublecrankrod, substantially as specified.

2. In a harvester, the combination of the bent rod f, secured to theaxle by eyes and provided with the angular brace-rod p, conto the bentrod f by a chain, substantially as specified.

3. In a harvester, the combination, with the bent rod f, hinged to theaxle, of the ground- Wheel, the hinged cutter-bar, and the lever forraising said bent rod, substantially as specified 4. The combination ofthe axle, the supporting and driving Wheels, Wave-Wheel c, vibratinglever e, bent rod f, ground-Wheel h, journaled thereon, the finger-barhinged to the rod f, the cutter-bar connected to the lever e, rod k,having cranks n and Z2, said rod journaled to the rod j' and to a sleeveon the axle, and the crank n', connected to the hinged lingerbar, thebent lever m', connected to the crank Z2 and fulcrumed on the axle,tongue s, and lever r, connected to the rod f, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my oWn I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two Witnesses.

ABRAHAM BUMGAR-NER.

llfitnesses:

JN0. A. EYLAR, T. J. JONES.

